Process for dealcoholizing liquors.



APPLICATION FILED MARv 22, 1916.

Patented Ovt 17, 1916.

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IN VENTOR Zw 7de/2052 2' @geen 3M vVITNESSESz i the proportion of the component parts to The herein-described process may obvi-` ously be used to treat any alcoholic beverage or liquor and the apparatus may be varied and modified in many respects 'Without departing from the spirit of my invention,y as disclosed in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-` l v l. A process of cle-alcoholizing Wine and other alcoholic liquors which. consists in preheating the liquor to a predetermined temperature, and then passing steam under high pressure and inv large excess through said hot liquor to vaporize and carry o' the alcohol, the temperature to )vhich the liquorfis preheated and the pressure of the steam be ing such that only sufficient steam is condensed to maintain the volume of liquor practically constant.

2. A process of cle-alcoholizing liquor which consists .in passing the same through a coil immersed in hot Water at a temperature belouT boiling to pre-heat the liquor, passing' the preheated liquor into va closed vessel, injecting steam under pressure and in large excess through the liquor in the closed vessel to ca'use vaporization ofthe alcohol and allowing the alcoholic vapors to pass off with the steam, While .maintaining the volume of liquor practically constant.

8. A process of -de-alcoholizimv liquors, which consists'in preheating the liquor to about 180 degrees F. depositing the preheatl my hand lin the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. y i

LAURENCE A.' ROSEN BLATT. WVitnesses:

JOHN H. HERRING,

W. HEALEY. 

